VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM BOOKBINDINGS
by Harthan, John P
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1950.. 1950.. Very good. - Octavo, printed cream wraps. The covers are lightly soiled & the spine is somewhat darkened. 25 & [2] pages of text followed by profuse B&W photographic illustrations, most of them depicting bindings in the Victoria & Albert Museum. There is a small, very light crease to the front margin of each page. Very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30649
- Title
- VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM BOOKBINDINGS
- Author
- Harthan, John P
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1950.
- Date Published
- 1950.
- Keywords
- BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; BOOKBINDING; BINDINGS; ART OF THE BOOK; VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM; ILLUSTRATIONS.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books-on-Books;
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...